The Aviators

Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight

Random House, Inc.Written by gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of Forrest Gump), The Aviators tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage.

This is the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival-at-sea, and will appeal to fans of Unbroken, The Greatest Generation, and Flyboys. With the world in peril in World War II, each man set aside great success and comfort to return to the skies for his most daring mission yet. Doolittle, a brilliant aviation innovator, would lead the daring Tokyo Raid to retaliate for Pearl Harbor; Lindbergh, hero of the first solo flight across the Atlantic, would fly combat missions in the South Pacific; and Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, would bravely hold his crew together while facing near-starvation and circling sharks after his plane went down in a remote part of the Pacific. Groom's rich narrative tells their intertwined stories--from broken homes to Medals of Honor (all three would receive it); barnstorming to the greatest raid of World War II; front-page triumph to anguished tragedy; and near-death to ultimate survival--as all took to the sky, time and again, to become exemplars of the spirit of the "greatest generation."

Baker & TaylorInterweaving their high-flying, heart-stopping adventures during wartime and beyond, the author of Forrest Gump tells the epic stories of three remarkable aviators - Charles Lingbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker and Jimmy Doolittle - who defined aviation during the great age of flight.

Baker & TaylorInterweaves the adventures during wartime and beyond, of three remarkable aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--who defined aviation during the great age of flight.

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If you loved Unbroken, The Greatest Generation, or Flyboy or just enjoy stories of adventure by daring men on their flying machines, you’ll “fly” through the pages of The Aviators by the gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of Forrest Gump). This is the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes – Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle – who defined aviation through the great age of flight with heart-stopping adventures in World War I and II and beyond. All were Medal of Honor winners. All set aside great success and comfort to return to the skies for daring missions for their country. Lindbergh would fly combat missions in the South Pacific; Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, bravely held his crew together on a raft amid circling sharks after his plane went down in a remote area of the Pacific; Doolittle would lead the daring Tokyo Raid to retaliate for Pearl Harbor. Weaving back and forth from one man to another, Groom’s rich narrative takes us from headline successes to near-death to ultimate survival, as three brave men took to the sky again and again.